Young Master, Don't Show Off - Chapter 79
[Chapter 79 Sympathy [6000 words]]
Zhao Family.
Lady Ping’an didn’t understand what Marquis Wu’an said and asked, “Why, what does the engagement between the Lin and Zhao families have to do with Your Majesty?”
Marquis Wu’an breathed a sigh of relief and explained, “Because Your Majesty doesn’t want Lingjun to marry into other families. The strength and power of those families are too strong. The royal family has worked hard for so many years to achieve a delicate balance in the court. If Lingjun marries into one of these families, this balance will be broken, which Your Majesty doesn’t want to see.”
He looked at Lady Ping’an and asked, “Madam, do you think Your Majesty will watch Lingjun marry into a duke’s family, or a prince’s relative, or one of his princes?”
Zhou Yun was speechless for a moment.
Even if she was slow to react, she figured out some things.
At this time, Marquis Ping’an also smiled bitterly and said, “The Lin family is just a small family. Even if Lingjun marries in, it will not affect the balance of power in the capital, and the engagement between the two families gives Your Majesty a sufficient reason.”
Lin Xiu finally understood.
After all, he used to live the life of an ordinary person, at most a rich second-generation, and he didn’t understand the feudal dynasty and the twists and turns of the balance of power.
But now he understands.
There are many powerful families in Wangdu who want to marry Zhao Lingjun, but there is one person who absolutely does not want to see this result, and that is the Emperor of Daxia. Since ancient times, it is not allowed for the emperor to be too powerful or for the ministers to be too powerful and threaten the rule of the monarch.
It’s okay for other princes to marry each other. This kind of thing can’t be avoided. You can’t force every child of the powerful to marry a commoner, but Zhao Lingjun is different.
Her ability is too strong and her talent is too terrifying. Her future personal strength, coupled with the power and influence of a certain big family, is capable of making the Daxia royal family change their surnames. If she marries a certain big force, how can the Emperor of Daxia sleep at night? The
Lin family is different.
The family is a single-line inheritance. They have no power or influence. They have neither military power nor political power. The rise and fall of the family depends entirely on the grace of heaven. In the heart of the Great Xia Emperor, Zhao Lingjun’s most ideal husband’s family.
What’s more, the two families still have that marriage contract, which can be said to be legitimate and just what the emperor wants.
Anyone who wants to cancel this marriage contract is against the emperor.
No wonder he didn’t punish Lin Xiu at all when he plotted against His Majesty and the imperial concubine last time. No wonder he immediately sent two masters to protect him secretly after hearing that he was assassinated. It turned out that he didn’t want Lin Xiu to get into trouble more than Lin Xiu himself.
At this point, there is no need to discuss this topic.
Although the Zhao family is a first-class marquis, this title was promoted by the Great Xia Emperor, not by their strength. Their foundation cannot be compared with other families, so naturally they don’t have the strength to disobey the emperor’s order. The
Lin family is even less powerful. Whether the family rises or falls is just a matter of a word from the emperor. What can they use to resist the emperor?
The family came with high expectations, but returned disappointed.
Lingyin’s parents wanted to keep Lin Xiu and his family for dinner, but were declined by the couple of Ping’an. After learning the truth, they were in no mood to eat.
On the carriage on the way home, the two were in a very low mood, but Lin Xiu’s mood did not change much.
God gave him another life, gave him supernatural powers, and most importantly, gave him a warm home that he had longed for. What else could he be dissatisfied with?
People should know how to be content.
Lin Xiu had already realized the true meaning of life.
Life is not always smooth and perfect. Since you can’t resist, you might as well try to enjoy it. Since the engagement can’t be cancelled, forget it.
If the Emperor of Xia asked him to marry Chen Yuanyuan, the woman who weighed more than 300 pounds, was old and ugly, and had special hobbies, Lin Xiu would take his family away from Daxia, and then bury himself in hard training. After several years, he would rebel against him and seize his kingdom, and then let a hundred old and ugly women humiliate him for a month to avenge this great hatred in his life…
But in fact, he was going to marry Zhao Lingjun, a young and beautiful 18-year-old beautiful girl with extraordinary abilities and extremely high talent. No matter how you look at it, he was taking advantage.
It’s not a loss.
So, Lin Xiu took the initiative to comfort the couple of the Earl of Ping’an and said, “Dad, Mom, why are you sad? His Majesty has sent masters to protect me secretly. I don’t have to worry about assassinations in the future. In this way, this marriage is a good thing for our family. Miss Zhao is so outstanding that the king wants to marry her men. The men from the Zhao family can line up to the city gate. I picked up such a big bargain for nothing. I can’t wait to be happy…”
The couple of the Earl of Ping’an thought carefully and felt that what Lin Xiu said made sense.
They went to the Zhao family to cancel the engagement, but it was nothing more than worrying about Lin Xiu’s safety. As long as this problem was solved, this marriage would be a win for their family.
In the carriage, Lin Xiu stretched out his arms, holding one of them, and said with a smile: “Actually, this marriage cannot be cancelled. I am secretly happy in my heart. I don’t know when my wife will come back. I still want to get married earlier…”
The trace of sadness in Zhou Yun’s heart had long gone away because of Lin Xiu’s jokes. She stretched out her finger and tapped Lin Xiu’s forehead, saying: “That’s right. Lingjun marrying into our Lin family is a blessing you have cultivated for eight lifetimes…”
…
After returning to the Lin Mansion and separating from his parents, he came to his room. The smile on Lin Xiu’s face gradually disappeared, and he sighed softly.
In his heart, marriage is actually sacred and solemn. The marriage
he understands is two men and women who love each other. Under the attraction of love, they are ready to join hands with each other for a lifetime. It is not a family reputation, let alone political considerations.
Lin Xiu didn’t meet such a person in his previous life, and it seems that he will never meet him in this life.
Before he crossed over, the life of the son of the Earl of Ping’an had been arranged by someone. He wanted to change it, but he was powerless.
Lin Xiu’s mind was in a mess. He walked to the bed and fell asleep.
After a nap, Lin Xiu walked out of the room and was full of energy again.
If life cannot be resisted, then try to enjoy it. This is his life principle. Instead of entangled in something that cannot be changed, it is better to learn to adapt in advance.
What if the eldest lady of the Zhao family is not only gifted in strange arts, but also knowledgeable, considerate, understanding, and caring, and has a harmonious and happy married life, what else can he complain about.
If he can be like his parents in this life, then marriage is not a terrible thing for him.
He can only comfort himself in this way.
After sorting out his mood, Lin Xiu strolled out of the house and saw that the old beggar was still leaning against the wall, but the peddler’s business had changed. He no longer sold pancakes, but sold tea instead.
Selling tea does not require any technical content. A small charcoal stove with a copper pot on it has hot water in the pot. When a customer comes, grab a handful of tea leaves and rinse with hot water…
If he had been selling tea from the beginning, Lin Xiu would not have doubted him.
Lin Xiu already knew about the strength of these two people.
This old beggar was a master of magic, and his strength was not weaker than Lingyin, but not more than Xuanjie. Lingyin’s strength was Xuanjie upper realm, and this old beggar should be about the same as her.
And this peddler, he gave Lin Xiu the feeling that he was far weaker than Sun Jiaoshi and the owner of Juying Pavilion, and should also be Xuanjie upper realm.
Whether it is a master of magic or a warrior, or even a beast, the earth level is a big watershed. Those above the earth level are called high-level masters of magic, high-level warriors, and high-level beasts. Those below the earth level are all low-level.
Considering that the old man’s ability is a golden body, he belongs to the kind that can carry and fight, and the combat power of a warrior cannot be generalized. With these two people protecting him, even if he encounters a strong man of the earth level, they can help Lin Xiu deal with it for a while.
Judging from the configuration of these two secret agents, His Majesty the Emperor is still very concerned about his safety. After all, if Lin Xiu gets into trouble, he will also be very troubled.
Today’s trip to the Zhao Mansion made Lin Xiu realize the importance of strength.
The reason why Zhao Lingjun is so valued is that she has already entered the Earth Rank at the age of 18. This talent is unique in the capital and even in the whole of Daxia.
If Lin Xiu had awakened for the fifth time instead of the second time, even with the engagement, the Emperor of Daxia would not agree to this marriage.
What he needs is balance, not a strong alliance.
Even so, Lin Xiu has to work hard to improve his strength.
He is still too weak now, so weak that he can’t make his own decisions in his own life, so weak that even marriage has to be carried out according to the wishes of others.
One day, he will have the strength to override everything, and then no one will be qualified to dictate his life.
Qin Wangfu.
A carriage slowly drove over, Lin Xiu jumped off the carriage and said to the servant at the door: “Please inform His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin and tell him that Lin Xiu has something to talk to him about.”
Because His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin had no friends, there were usually no guests in the palace, but seeing that the young man was extraordinary, the doorman bowed respectfully and said, “Please wait for a moment, I will report it immediately.”
Not long after the doorman of the Prince of Qin’s Palace went in, Li Baizhang walked out quickly and said unexpectedly: “Brother Lin, why are you here?”
Seeing that he didn’t invite him in, Lin Xiu looked around and asked: “Of course I have something important to talk to you about. Do you want to talk about it here?”
Li Baizhang hesitated for a moment, then said: “Come in, let’s talk in my study.”
The Prince of Qin’s Palace is more imposing than all the palaces Lin Xiu has seen. In this East City where every inch of land is worth a lot of money, it occupies a large area and its value is inestimable.
Of course, this is because of his identity. The palace of the prince is regulated by the court.
Just from the entrance to Li Baizhang’s study, Lin Xiu had already passed through five doors. It seemed that she had to go through a few more. She also saw dozens of servants in the palace. When she passed through another door, Lin Xiu stopped.
There seemed to be some small situation ahead.
A maid was lying on the ground, and two servants holding sticks hit her on the back again and again. The maid clenched her teeth, and beads of sweat rolled down her forehead, but she didn’t dare to cry out.
A young woman with luxurious clothes and dignified manners stood in front, with an angry face: “Bitch, do you know that is my favorite glass lamp? I can’t buy one even if I sell you, but you accidentally broke it. Hit me hard!”
The woman was very beautiful and exuded a kind of nobility from the inside out, but because her angry expression at this moment was too ferocious, this nobility was a little more violent.
Li Baizhang’s face was as gloomy as water, and veins on his forehead bulged, but he still restrained his emotions and whispered: “Enough!”
When the woman saw Li Baizhang, the anger on her face immediately turned into a smile. She came forward and said, “Your Highness, this lowly maid broke my favorite glass cup, so I asked someone to punish her. She did something wrong and should be punished…”
Li Baizhang’s face was calm, and he said lightly, “Tell them to stop. This king and his friends have important matters to discuss. Don’t disturb us.”
The woman glanced at the maid on the ground indifferently and said coldly, “Your Highness pleaded for you this time, and I will forgive you once. If you do it again next time, I will not forgive you easily.”
Li Baizhang took a deep breath and said, “Let’s go.”
Lin Xiu followed Li Baizhang into the innermost courtyard of the palace. As a courtyard inside the palace, there were actually four guards at the door here. I don’t know who they were guarding against.
Lin Xiu glanced at Li Baizhang and asked, “Who was that just now…”
Li Baizhang’s eyes showed a trace of deep fatigue, and he whispered, “Princess Qin.”
Lin Xiu had asked Li Baizhang before if he was married, and Li Baizhang said no. Now it seems that what he said at that time was naturally a lie.
Lin Xiu didn’t ask him why, because he knew the reason.
He and Li Baizhang had a common understanding, that is, for a woman, the most important thing is the soul. No matter how beautiful a woman is, how good her figure is, or how outstanding her temperament is, if her soul is dirty, it is not worth their second glance.
The woman just now was obviously a woman with only appearance.
The beauty of her appearance cannot cover up the viciousness in her heart.
Lin Xiu would not like such a woman, and Li Baizhang certainly would not like her. Lin Xiu finally understood where the melancholy in Li Baizhang’s eyes came from when he was sitting on the shore of the lake and looking at the loving couples.
People often say that men are afraid of entering the wrong profession and women are afraid of marrying the wrong man. In fact, the harm of an unhappy marriage is the same for both men and women, but men are often easily overlooked.
Lin Xiu patted Li Baizhang’s shoulder gently and did not say anything. This is a tacit understanding between men.
Li Baizhang smiled and said, “It’s okay, I’m used to it.”
He breathed a sigh of relief and said, “Let’s not talk about this. What do you want to talk to me about?”
Lin Xiu asked, “Do you remember the fine wine you drank last time?”
Speaking of this, Li Baizhang’s eyes lit up and asked, “Do you still have that wine?”
Lin Xiu said, “Although I don’t have it now, I have developed a method to brew that kind of wine. As long as we want,
we can have as much of that fine wine as we want.” Li Baizhang said, “Then hurry up and brew it. Ever since I drank your wine last time, no other wine I drink tastes good…”
Lin Xiu said, “I’m not looking for you to invite you to drink, but to get you to join us in business. Since this wine is so good, we might as well open a few wine shops ourselves, focusing on selling this wine, which will definitely make a lot of money…” Li
Baizhang was stunned for a moment, and immediately said, “Yes, once this wine is out, no other wine on the market can compare with it. The profit must be huge. It’s just that for this kind of business that is sure to make money, why don’t you look for the Zhao family, but look for me…”
Lin Xiu naturally had his reasons for looking for Li Baizhang instead of the Zhao family.
First of all, this business has huge profits, and it needs a big tree that can be relied on. Although the Zhao family is also powerful, it is definitely not as big as the Qin Wangfu.
The second reason, and the most important reason, is that although the Lin family and the Zhao family are relatives, the relationship between the two families is actually very awkward. Lin Xiu does not want to have a deeper involvement with them in business.
Of course, these words cannot be told to Li Baizhang. Lin Xiu looked at him and said suddenly: “Yes, I originally thought that you said last time that you were poor and couldn’t even take out one thousand taels of silver. You are one of my few friends. I want to take you to make a fortune together. Now I think, why don’t I go to my father-in-law’s house for such a good thing? Thank you, Brother Li, for reminding me. I will go now. Goodbye…”
He just turned around and his wrist was tightly grasped by someone.
Li Baizhang stopped him and said hurriedly: “Brother Lin, please stay, please stay. Don’t you know that the biggest taboo in doing business is not to cooperate with people who are too close to you. If there is unhappiness because of money, won’t it hurt the relationship?”
Lin Xiu smiled and asked: “Brother Li, aren’t you worried that you and I will also hurt our relationship because of money?”
Li Baizhang just smiled and said: “For people like you and me, money is just a thing outside of our body. If there is such a day, I will withdraw myself.” Lin
Xiu believed this, because what the two of them pursued was not money. Money is something like money. As long as it is enough to spend, it is fine. If there is more, it is just a number.
Obviously, Lin Xiu’s money is not enough to spend at present.
But what he didn’t expect was that Li Baizhang, as a prince, would also be short of money.
He looked at Li Baizhang and asked, “You are a prince, with such a large fiefdom and countless fiefs, how can you be short of money?”
Li Baizhang sighed and said, “You are right, the Qin Palace is not short of money, but I never care about these things. The affairs of the palace are all controlled by the princess.”
Lin Xiu understood that in fact, the financial power of the palace was not in his hands.
Hearing this, he couldn’t help but sympathize with Li Baizhang. As a prince, with such a noble status, his marriage was not what he wanted. He married a woman he didn’t like, and even the financial power was controlled by others…
Lin Xiu suddenly felt that compared with Li Baizhang, he didn’t seem so miserable.
As a wanderer in the world, he would feel better as long as there was someone worse off than him.
It was worth making friends with this person.
But he soon realized a problem, looked at Li Baizhang again, and asked solemnly: “How much do you know about Zhao Lingjun?”
Li Baizhang shook his head and said: “She used to practice outside and rarely returned to the capital. I have only met her a few times and don’t know her very well. Why are you asking this?”
Lin Xiu said worriedly: “I am worried that her temperament is as perverse and violent as the Qin Wangfei, and she has a strong desire for control. If I have to live with such a woman for the rest of my life, I might as well die…”
Li Baizhang stretched out his hand to cover his mouth and gritted his teeth and said: “Don’t say it, don’t say it…”
…
At the gate of the Qin Wangfu, Li Baizhang personally sent Lin Xiu out.
In fact, before today, the friendship between the two was not that deep. It was nothing more than two playboys with similar tastes who appreciated each other.
They had the same hobbies and the same aesthetics.
But after today, the two had one more thing in common. They
shared the same pain.
Two people who longed for a whole forest in their hearts, but both hanged themselves on a tree.
Li Baizhang’s marriage was unhappy, and Lin Xiu had no expectations for a future family. The two, who shared the same suffering, soon established a deep revolutionary friendship.
Although Li Baizhang was the Prince of Qin, the financial power of the palace was controlled by the princess. Therefore, when Lin Xiu proposed to recruit him to join, he almost begged to join.
The two have reached a preliminary consensus on this cooperation.
Lin Xiu provided the technology, Li Baizhang provided the manpower and material resources, and Lin Xiu originally wanted to split the profits 50-50, but Li Baizhang insisted that Lin Xiu get 60% and he get 40%, so Lin Xiu followed his will. All
he needed was the initial 100,000 taels to buy Yuan Jing and improve his strength to the Xuan level as soon as possible. What
Li Baizhang wanted was financial independence, and 40% of the profits was enough for him to spend.
Returning to the Lin Mansion, Lin Xiu found Zhao Lingyin waiting for him in the yard.
Seeing him come back, Zhao Lingyin frowned and asked, “Where have you been again? What if you encounter an assassin?”
Although her tone was a bit fierce, it revealed her concern for him. Lin Xiu knew better than anyone that it was a good thing to have someone to take care of you, but it was sad to have no one to take care of you.
He stepped forward and explained, “Don’t worry, I didn’t go far, and I’ve got two secret detectives following me, so I’ll be fine.”
Zhao Lingyin’s expression eased and she said, “Come on, follow me to practice.”
On the way to the Yishu Academy, Zhao Lingyin remained silent until they arrived at the cold room in the Tianzi Academy, then she said, “It’s okay now, no matter whether you really wanted to cancel the engagement or pretended to want to cancel the engagement, you can’t cancel it now…”
Lin Xiu comforted herself, “If I can’t cancel it, then I can’t. I won’t suffer any loss in this matter anyway.”
Although this was the fact, Zhao Lingyin was still speechless after hearing what Lin Xiu said. She glanced at Lin Xiu, pointed at the black ice bed, and said, “Go up.”
Lin Xiu was stunned for a moment and asked, “Am I not practicing next to me?”
Zhao Lingyin said, “Your ability has been awakened for the second time, and you can practice on it for a short time. After you go up, try to introduce this cold air into your body.” When it comes
to practice, Lin Xiu trusts Lingyin unconditionally. He took off his shoes and socks, sat cross-legged on the black ice bed, and the cold air rose from under his buttocks and seeped into his bones, making him shiver.
He guessed right, this bed really freezes my butt!
Lin Xiu only lasted a quarter of an hour before getting off the bed. The speed of cultivation on it was very fast. Although it was not as good as directly absorbing the Yuanjing, it was much faster than cultivating on his own. No wonder Lingyin had awakened her abilities four times at such a young age. This Xuanbing bed should have contributed greatly to it.
However, Lin Xiu could not follow her path.
After all, her abilities were awakened when she was very young, and she had only awakened four times so far. If she practiced normally, it would take at least ten years for Lin Xiu to reach her current level.
For him now, krypton gold is the hard truth. As
I said before, this book is not an imaginary history, and it will not go into the technology tree or make many inventions, but it will also write one or two things to highlight the identity of the time traveler. The previous plot needs to write about the purification of wine, but it is not needed in the later part, which seems deliberate. There must be another group of people who will say that the protagonist loses the face of the time traveler. Of course, there will still be people who say it is old-fashioned, and it will be sprayed left and right. I just followed my own wishes. Today, 10,000 words have been updated. Since I started writing books, I have never challenged myself to write 10,000 words every day for a week. Although my hand speed is not slow, my brain can’t keep up. Let me take a while to sort out the plot. The first chapter will be around noon tomorrow.
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